[visionlist] Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Massachusetts Boston

[Erik Blaser]

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Behavioral Neuroscience

The Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor (Fall 2012 start date) in Behavioral Neuroscience.  

Requirements: Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in Psychology or Behavioral Neuroscience (or related field) and are expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate training and to foster an excellent record of research productivity and external funding. This position is central to the Developmental and Brain Sciences Ph.D. program that will welcome its first class in Fall 2012. We are particularly interested in candidates who specialize in developmental animal models, but research area is open, including e.g. behavioral genetics/epigenetics, cellular and molecular mechanisms, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroimmunology, and neuroplasticity. Successful candidates should have the appropriate expertise to teach core undergraduate courses (e.g., Learning and Memory, Behavioral Neuroscience, Research Methods; Statistics), advanced courses in their specialty, and graduate courses in the Developmental and Brain Sciences Program. UMass Boston has strong traditions of diversity and interdisciplinary research and seeks candidates who will further these traditions.  

Application Instructions: Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter describing research and teaching interests, selected (p)reprints of publications, and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submission of all materials is preferred and should be directed to behneuro.search at umb.edu. Alternatively, materials may be sent to Dr. Jane Adams, Attn: Neuro Search, Department of Psychology, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125.   

Review of applications will begin on Nov 10th and continue until the position is filled. Position is contingent upon availability of funding. For more information about the Psychology Department visit our website at http://dbs.psych.umb.edu.  UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer.

Erik Blaser, Ph.D.
DBS Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA  02125
erik.blaser at umb.edu